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Power and Society in Terry Pratchett's Discworld: Building a Fantasy Civilization

Contributor(s): Breton, Justine (Editor), Sangster, Matthew (Editor), Fimi, Dimitra (Editor), Attebery, Brian (Editor)

ISBN: 9781350465350

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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Pub Date: October 29, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.00 lbs) 240 pages

Series: Perspectives on Fantasy

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Description: Bringing together scholars in fields from literary studies and journalism to history, political science and economics, this collection explores worldbuilding and structures of power and society within Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

Brief description: Justine Breton is Associate Professor in Literature at Reims University, France. She has written books on T. H. White, the Monty Python, and The Witcher and has contributed to several books on fantasy including Dictionnaire de la fantasy (2018), Fantasy et Moyen Âge (2023).

Review Quotes: "As perhaps the best scholarship does, this collection inspired me to revisit Pratchett's Discworld." --Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association

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